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Arcadia Livestock Auction Market Report

Arcadia, Florida · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, October 21, 2020

1,531 head sold ·Official USDA report

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Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 1,531 1,776 1,120
Feeder cattle 1,179 1,456 1,008
Slaughter cattle 352 320 112

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls steady to 1.00 higher. Feeder steers, bulls, and heifers 1.00 to 3.00 lower.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
250–275 263 2 175.00–190.00 $182.14 $479 -6.32
315–330 325 3 175.00–185.00 $178.23 $579 -6.85
360–375 366 5 157.00–167.00 $161.10 $590 -2.76
415–430 423 4 150.00–155.00 $152.46 $645 -1.08
450–460 457 3 137.00–145.00 $139.63 $638 —
500–540 523 7 126.00–131.00 $128.05 $670 -6.83
550–565 556 5 121.00–124.00 $122.78 $683 -5.26
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
255–270 263 2 160.00–170.00 $165.14 $434 -5.18
310–325 318 4 160.00–170.00 $164.88 $524 -7.58
365–380 370 3 145.00–152.00 $147.40 $545 -6.24
410–440 420 3 140.00–145.00 $143.25 $602 +1.94
455–490 475 7 126.00–133.00 $128.87 $612 -5.83
510–535 524 7 120.00–125.00 $122.08 $640 -1.60
555–580 568 2 114.00–118.00 $116.04 $659 -3.35
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
355–370 363 6 135.00–142.00 $138.57 $503 -5.59
405–430 415 5 125.00–130.00 $127.07 $527 -3.97
470–490 483 3 115.00–121.00 $116.94 $565 -8.95
500–525 510 5 107.00–117.00 $111.12 $567 -5.36

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
310–330 320 4 125.00–130.00 $127.42 $408 —
405–425 413 5 112.00–117.00 $114.94 $475 -1.49
450–475 463 6 110.00–114.00 $111.95 $518 -3.49
505–525 513 5 103.00–109.00 $105.46 $541 -2.94
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
355–375 365 2 127.00–137.00 $131.86 $481 —
405–425 415 4 118.00–122.00 $119.95 $498 -4.96
460–480 470 4 115.00–117.00 $116.02 $545 —
510–530 520 4 112.00–117.00 $114.45 $595 -2.54
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
310–330 320 4 117.00–122.00 $119.42 $382 —
350–390 377 3 115.00–119.00 $117.76 $444 -5.67
465–485 473 5 105.00–109.00 $107.36 $508 -0.72

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
970–1205 1051 80-85% 16 50.00–56.00 $52.19 $549 —
1550–1600 1583 80-85% 3 58.00–59.00 $58.33 $923 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1025–1175 1057 85-90% 16 45.00–50.00 $46.82 $495 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1410–1675 1576 4 75.00–80.00 $77.59 $1,223 —

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Reading this report

What does "Medium and Large 1" mean?

USDA feeder grades describe frame size and muscle thickness, not quality of the individual animal. "Medium and Large" is the frame score; the number is muscle (1 = heaviest muscled). "Medium and Large 1–2" pens mix both muscle scores — common across the Southeast.

What is $/cwt?

Dollars per hundredweight — per 100 lb of animal. A 500-lb calf at $450/cwt brings 5 × $450 = $2,250. Lighter cattle usually bring more per cwt but less per head.

Why are some prices per head?

Bred cows, cow-calf pairs, and some replacement classes sell by the head, not by weight. We show those exactly as USDA reports them — a $/head figure is never converted into $/cwt on this site.

Where do these numbers come from?

From the USDA Agricultural Marketing Service's Livestock Market News — federal reporters at the sale. We publish each report in full and link the official USDA document at the top of the page.